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Etiological prevalence of epilepsy and epileptic seizures in hospitalized elder...
Assis,Telma Rocha de; Bacellar,Aroldo; Costa,Gersonita; Nascimento,Osvaldo J. M.Epilepsy in the elderly has high incidence and prevalence and is often underecognized. Objective To describe etiological prevalence of epilepsy and epileptic seizures in elderly inpatients. Methods Retrospective analysis was performed on elderly patients who had epilepsy or epileptic seizures during hospitalization, from January 2009 to December 2010. One hundred and twenty patients were enrolled. They were div...
Antiepileptic drugs patterns in elderly inpatients in a Brazilian tertiary cent...
Assis,Telma Rocha de; Nascimento,Osvaldo J. M.; Costa,Gersonita; Bacellar,AroldoEpilepsy is very prevalent among elderly inpatients and treatment is far from ideal. Objective To analyze prescribing patterns of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) for hospitalized elderly with epilepsy, their relations with comorbidities and comedications. Method We assessed prescription regimen of elderly patients that were under AED use for treatment of epileptic seizures, during hospitalization. One hundred and ni...